March 2010
Photos: Girls & Boys on February 26 →
So, after heading out from the Tiger beer party at 88 Palace around 2:15am, we headed with our dear friend Victor from Wet Paint NYC (seriously, dude is fire) to Webster Hall for the weekly “Girls &…
February 2010
News: Holiday For Strings prepping their sophomore... →
Ramping up for their next release, their sophomore LP called Favorite Flavor that’s set for release in March, the electronic pop/dub five-piece called Holiday For Strings (which features John from…
Your Depressed Friends Are Both More Successful... →
the-other-burg:
The manuscript room is some kind of oasis. Everyone seems to have a Mac, which makes me feel like I’m home.
And the chaos of the dusty books is pretty inviting, too.
Craigslist: My Law Degree (Seriously) →
Mufasa And Simba IRL [PIC] →
Live: Bullet And Snowfox and Baron Von Luxxury in... →
Next week, two acts that we’ve been super psyched about in the last few months, Baron Von Luxxury and the indie rock/alternative duo Bullet And Snowfox will be sharing a stage together, playing a…
Photos: Year Of The Tiger party at 88 Palace on... →
Last night at the Chinatown dim sum restaurant/amazing dance venue 88 Palace, the good folks of Tiger beer and Asia Dog threw a party to help usher in the Chinese new year, “the year of the tiger”,…
Download: The Young Punx feat. Count Bass D -... →
Part of a remix package for the excellent “Ready For The Fight” single which The Young Punx and MC Count Bass D put out a while ago, Phonat’s remix is what’s been dubbed as “punkstep”—goes along…
Photos: Toro Y Moi and more played Cameo Gallery... →
Alongside remarkably distinct sets from Brooklyn, NY’s Twin Sister and Philadelphia’s best hope for instrumentalist perfectionists and descendants of the Braid school of rock, Grandchildren, 2010’s…
Video: The Antlers - "Bear" + tour dates through... →
Quite perfect for a dreary day as today is here in Gotham City, metaphors and visual clues abound in this video for “Bear”, off of The Antlers’ quite amazing record Hospice, with trudging, weights,…
Download: Beat Radio - "Golden Age" →
We gushed over the electronic tinges and bedroom indie rock pulses of singer/songwriter—and New York native—Brian Sendrowitz’s project Beat Radio a little over a year ago now and today brings…
Baby | Hot Topic →
Culture: New trailer for "The Runaways" biopic now... →
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb!, indeed. While we don’t fully agree with the casting of Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett (we’re okay with Dakota Fanning as Cherie Curie, we guess), the trailers that have…
News: CocoRosie set to drop their fourth record in... →
Rejoice, rejoice! The Casady sisters (Bianca and Sierra) aka CocoRosie return to the fold with a new album, Grey Oceans, which is set to drop May 3 (May 10 in the US via their new label, Sub Pop)….
I'm just sayin' →
Download: Marina And The Diamonds - "Hollywood... →
Radioproof is back with another pretty excellent effort today, unleashing to the world a pretty gem of an edit of Marina And The Diamonds’ “Hollywood”, which ups the blips and makes martial tones…
Video: Ellie Goulding - "Sweet Disposition (The... →
It’s still a week away from the official drop of Ellie Goulding’s excellent debut album, Lights, and the girl has been busy as all get out as of late, with appearances, awards, live shows and things…
New "Nightmare on Elm Street" Trailer →
Getting Sassy with...The Happy Hollows →
We here around THE CULTURE OF ME were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines. And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture…
RIP, Rickrolling: YouTube Kills Original Video →
Live: Drop The Lime, Wild Beasts to DJ in... →
Crucial king of heavy bass music and owner of the greatest coiffure this side of anything, Trouble & Bass lead Drop The Lime is going to be DJ’ing this coming Friday night at Coco66 in Greenpoint,…
News: Zodiac Cartel is playing WMC; looking for... →
General Zod aka Zodiac Cartel just announced his involvement in one party at the Winter Music Conference, being held next month in Miami, Florida. Taking to the stage at the Burning Man tent on…
Download: Kym Brown - "Almost Happy (Hidden Cat... →
Canadian relative unknown singer/songwriter Kym Brown gets her peppy, excellent song “Almost Happy” remixed by another relative unknown from North Carolina who calls himself Hidden Cat. The…
Raaaaaaaandy: AAAAAAAANGRY →
Live: The Mary Onettes schedule a bunch of US... →
(photo by Henrik Mårtensson) Precise and grandiose, leaning on the beautiful elements of pop songwriting from the 80s, The Mary Onettes have consistently created immensely pleasurable pop music gems….
Judge Judy: Cat-Killing Hipster - Judge judy cat... →
And this is how you fake out Judge Judy. Well played Wham City, well played.
Bleeding Glacier [PIC] →
Video: You Say Party! We Say Die! - "There Is XXXX... →
BC, Canada-based dance punk kids You Say Party! We Say Die! are back with another rousing video clip from their latest full length, XXXX, for the album’s lead-off track, “There Is XXXX (Within My…
Download: Die Antwoord - "Zef Side (Slap In The... →
Sure, the whole essence of South Africa’s sensation Die Antwoord is just one big fakery in practice and existence, but so much is being made of their antics and facade that most are simply asking,…
Culture: Leia Jospe, Christian Joy and more... →
One of our favorite young photographers here in New York City (whose work at most points makes us truly green with envy), Leia Jospe, is taking part in a nine-hour pop-up shop this Thursday afternoon…
Download: Sambassadeur - "Stranded" →
Sweeping, soothing and so goddamn beautiful it puts you in tears (read: us in tears), the music of Gothenburg, Sweden’s indie pop four-piece Sambassadeur, as evidenced in their newest single…
Video: Ali Love - "Love Harder" →
Yeah, ok, so this video clip from director Trevor Jackson (Playgroup) for Ali Love’s single “Love Harder” (out March 8) instantly reads like some sort of mixture of Chris Isaak video, fragrance…
Photos: The Golden Filter at Brooklyn Bowl on... →
Playing to a near-full crowd at one of our favorite venues in the borough, Brooklyn Bowl, the hypnotic, secretive synth pop act The Golden Filter ran through a scintillating, high-tempo-heavy set…
Live: AM joining Air on their North American tour... →
Pegged as the opening act for Air on that band’s first US tour dates in three years, kitchen-sink pop singer/songwriter AM (whose new record Future Sons And Daughters dropped earlier in the month) is…
Photos: Girls & Boys on February 19 →
Getting the chance to see BBC Radio One presenter/producer/DJ Kissy Sell Out play a show—whether live in concert or as a DJ set—is one of those things that we can honestly say should not be missed….
Download: Phinz - "Text To Speech" →
Austria’s resident electro wunderkind Phinz is back with another great big room original track, “Text To Speech”, which does exactly what the cut-up voice sample says it should in mixing “synths and…
